Atlanta's CBS-owned 1380 WAOK and sister station V103fm (WVEE) ends 23-year NTR event: "For Sisters Only"

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CBS-owned talk station 1380 (WAOK-AM) Sister R&B/hip-hop station V-103 (WVEE-FM) and Atlanta are ending their signature annual event 'For Sisters Only' this year after a 23-year run. A competitor may have led to the change.

The two day event was cut to one day in 2013, featured live music from big name acts such as Ciara, Kelly Rowland, Future, Brandy and Tamar Braxton along with vendors, talks and giveaways from sponsors such as McDonald’s and Verizon.

According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Station General Manager Rick Caffey declined to comment except to say they are planning another type of event this fall but haven’t finalized the details. Elements of "For Sisters Only" may be used in the future.

The newspaper reports that some of event's thunder may have been stolen by Steve Harvey. The syndicated radio host heard on Atlanta competitor Majic 107.5/97.5 began producing his annual Steve Harvey’s Neighborhood Awards in Atlanta last year, moving from Vegas. The multi-day event features an expo at the Georgia World Congress Center that targets a similar audience as For Sisters Only: Black Women.